CURE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin cura, ~ of souls, from Latin, care Date: 14th century 1. spiritual charge ; care , pastoral charge of a parish, 2. recovery or relief from a disease, something (as a drug or treatment) that ~s a disease, a course or period of treatment , spa 1, a complete or permanent solution or remedy , a process or method of curing, ~less adjective II. verb (~d; curing) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to restore to health, soundness, or normality , to bring about recovery from , 2. to deal with in a way that eliminates or rectifies , to free from something objectionable or harmful , to prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use , intransitive verb 1. to undergo a curing process, set 11, to effect a ~, ~r noun